The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Nov. 24, 2024

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Students protest conservative speaker

The presence of and subsequent talk delivered by Cherise Trump at SUNY Oswego on April 5 created tension on campus due to her viewpoints on the matter of free speech. Trump is the executive director of Speech First, an organization…

Final two presidential forums conclude current portion of presidential search

The final two presidential search open forums were held on March 30 and April 3 with the fourth and fifth candidates, respectively.  David P. Jones, the fourth candidate for the SUNY Oswego presidency, spoke at his community open forum on…

Potential TikTok ban could affect students

The United States is trying to ban the popular app, TikTok, claiming they are concerned over user data being stolen by China.  The nation’s main concern with China is that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, could be taking data such as…

Books are not killing children, guns are 

The fact that lawmakers are more concerned with banning drag shows and books than they are with gun control proves there is a serious problem in our country.  If the 130 mass shootings in three months does not concern you,…

Teachers need better pay for their efforts

Teachers do not get as much recognition as they should be getting. It has gotten a little better over the years with people having more awareness of all the efforts teachers put into their jobs, but it can be better….

Oswego State softball drops three straight games

The Oswego State softball team was looking to make a statement against Hamilton College on April 4 ahead of their doubleheader at Plattsburgh State on April 7.  The games did not go well for the Lakers with them losing the…

Oswego State women’s lacrosse has four-game winning streak snapped

On April 4, the SUNY Geneseo Knights beat the Oswego State women’s lacrosse team. The game took place in Geneseo, and it was the Lakers’ first loss in the conference this season. The final score was 13-8 Knights. The Lakers…

Oswego State baseball gets back on track with sweep of SUNY Fredonia

The Oswego State baseball has been on a tear recently. The Lakers are 3-0 in their last three games and they do not look to be slowing down any time soon. They are coming off a three-game series against the…

‘Tetris’ satisfies viewers with retelling of nostalgic video game

Rating: 3.5/5 stars “Tetris,” like the game, is a really fun movie. The story tells of not just the development behind the game, but of every party involved. The likes of Japan’s Nintendo and Bulletproof Software, fought the British Maxwell…

Discussion begins on removing Native American names from campus locations

The SUNY Oswego Faculty Assembly has approved the creation of a task force to consider renaming some or all campus buildings, roads and fields with Native American-related names.  Michael Chaness, the director of the Native American studies department at SUNY…